Mr. Boom - Illustrator tutorial

Category: Illustrator tutorials > Drawing - Difficulty:

This tutorial will show you how to use the live trace feature of Illustrator, not only that but I will show you how to link back to Illustrator from Photoshop with the help of smart objects. Very cool!

Review the basics of Moving, Zooming, and Viewing an Illustrator Document. Get some most used keyboard short cuts. Kick it up a bit and learn how to use the Navigator Panel, Create New Views, and Open Multiple Windows within the same document. Use these skills to improve your Work Flow and really fly around your Illustrator Artwork.

Here I will show you how to make a flower using some slightly more advanced techniques.

Making circular shapes and patterns in Illustrator is straightforward using a simple technique. Here's how to save yourself some time.

Learn how to make custom brush shapes.